Monday, December 08, 2008

I have a delicious comfort-soup recipe to share with you today...but I need some help. I don't know what to call it. I like to think of it as the love child of chicken noodle soup and broccoli cheese soup. YUM.

The recipe was given to me by a woman at church who calls it "Egg Noodle Broccoli Cheese Soup"--but I find that a) cumbersome and b) incomplete, because if you are going to just name all the ingredients, you aren't even accounting for the all-important chicken. I'm at a loss, really; I've never been good at titling things. Just ask my college writing professor.

The soup is incredibly simple, but delicious. It makes a full meal (we like to eat it with something sweet and fresh like apple slices to contrast the flavor), and this recipe is for a big pot--enough to feed Steve and me probably at least three times.

Bring the broth to a boil and add noodles and broccoli. Cook until noodles are nearly tender and broccoli has cooked. Add chicken. Turn the heat down and add the Velveeta (chunked so it will melt easily). Stir until melted, then add 3 cups of milk.

That's it! The amounts are inexact; just adjust to your liking. We like a lot of broccoli and a very cheesy taste, so this reflects my tweaks from the original. It will get very thick and solid in the refrigerator; to reheat, add more milk. Those of you who are picky about natural ingredients could substitute real cheddar cheese, I'm sure, but I'll confess that Steve and I do enjoy some processed fake cheese every now and then ;)

8 comments:

Sounds really good. How about something like "Better than Whoopee" Soup . Or, to be less tantalizing but descriptive, "Chick E Cheese and Brock in a Crock" . Still leaves out the noodles from the title. Tough one. I used to tack 'Delight" onto my creations, until I figured out my husband became skeptical of things I whipped up w/o a recipe. "Ohh, yeh, Turkey Danish with Trail Mix Delight". Yeh, gimme sum dat.

Beth--I posted our favorite pizza crust recipe a few weeks ago. I don't do waffles (I like them, but we don't have a waffle maker), but I got a great recipe for oatmeal pancakes which are healthy and YUMMY from Laurie at Ordinary Mother. Steve and I love these--we make them for a weekend breakfast pretty much every time we have guests (and lots of times in between). Hope that helps!

I think you should call it "Grandma Bev's Soup", after the woman I'VE been trying to get to write it down for me. :) Well, that's what we call it at our house, anyway...and now I have no more excuses not to make it for the girls! :)

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